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Health Articles in April, 2006

Want to Taste This?

Dear friends

Nowadays there are some people going back to nature in order to have a healthier life. They believe that, without any chemical substances, their life will be better.

One of the things they no longer do is consume preserved or canned food. Instead, they prefer raw fruits and vegetables juices.

Raw juice therapy has become so popular since it has shown tremendous results to heal and prevent diseases.

In today’s edition, you find out more about raw juice therapy and its benefits.

Also, an orthopedic surgeon has revealed his secret to relieve tired feet. Check it out…

Always live positively,

Riana Lance

Editor of Healthifica

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    MAIN ARTICLE

    Why Do You Need Raw Juice Therapy?

    ” Extract fruits and vegetables only as much as you need for immediate consumption. ”

    By Riana Lance

    When I was a kid, my mom used to make me different kinds of juices like orange, tomato, and carrot juices. I always like them until now as they do increase the appetite.

    But, I wasn’t sure about the benefits until one day, when I got older; I saw my aunt consumed so many juices everyday.

    I noticed that this was part of her cancer treatment. She got better after an intensive course of consuming 13 glasses of juices each day. An example of her juice combinations is orange, carrot, and dark leafy greens.

    Thanks to the juice therapy she is still with us until now.

    Today, there are more and more people consuming fruit and vegetable juices as part of their lifestyle to increase healthy life. They think it is the simplest form of prevention and cure.

    Most sicknesses are the direct result of the lack or deficiency of vitamins, minerals and salts needed by the body to function properly. It’s important for us to make sure we have enough of those substances. Raw juice therapy can be the answer.

    Raw juice therapy is a way of healing and preventing sickness through an exclusive diet of fruits and vegetables juices. It is also the most effective way to bring back health and restore the body.

    Based on the healthlibrary.com, here are some juices needed to cure some ailments:

    1. Sore Throat - apricot, grapes, lemon, pineapple, prune, tomato, carrot and parsley.

    2. Headache - grapes, lemon, carrot, lettuce and spinach.

    3. Colds - lemon, orange, grapefruit, pineapple, carrot, onion, celery and spinach.

    4. Influenza - apricot, orange, lemon, grapefruit, pineapple, carrot, onion and spinach.

    5. Allergies - apricot, grapes, carrot, beet and spinach.

    6. Eye Disorders - apricot, tomato, carrot, celery, parsley and spinach.

    7. Constipation - apple, pear, grapes, lemon, carrot, beet, spinach and watercress.

    8. Diabetes - citrus fruits, carrot, celery, lettuce and spinach.

    9. Acne - grapes, pear, plum, tomato, cucumber, carrot, potato and spinach.

    10. Asthma - apricot, lemon, pineapple, peach, carrot, radish and celery.

    You may drink the juice every three hours or take five to six times a day until you feel better. The quantity of juice on each occasion may be 250 ml on the first day and increased by 50 ml each succeeding day ’till you can take 600 ml on each occasion.

    If you want to do raw juice therapy, here are things you must consider to give the best juice for your body:

  • Drink the juice immediately after you make it.
  • Use only fresh ripe fruits and vegetables.
  • Extract fruits and vegetables only as much as you need for immediate consumption.
  • Oxidation happens rapidly in fruit and vegetables after you make them into juice. If you store them too long they might lose the medicinal value. For example, apples turn brown so quickly.
  • Add water if the juice is too sweet, especially for diabetics.
  • Enjoy your favorite juice…

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    PHYSICAL FITNESS

    How to Help Tired Feet

    If you are tired and feel pain after doing your athletic exercises during the weekend, you may want to quit and you may not do it again on the next weekend.

    Don’t give up! Dr. Timothy Charlton, assistant professor of orthopedics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC revealed his secrets.

    Here are some exercises to heal pain and make feet stronger for the next weekend run:

  • Eccentric contractions - Stand up on the tips of the toes with both feet while placing your hands on a wall for stability. Then, lower yourself back down with the bad foot only. This exercise is to lengthen the muscle while contracting. It can help gently stretch the part of the foot that is most tired.
  • Toe crunches - Lay a pillowcase on the floor. Position your foot at the end closest to you, then “pull” the pillowcase toward you by curling your toes. Unflex your toes and repeat. Slowly draw the entire pillowcase toward you, using only your toe “crunches.” This exercise is to help strengthen and define many of the muscles on the bottom of the feet.

    Do you have your own health tips to share with others? Simply let us know by replying this email.


    FOOD & NUTRITION

    Healthy Recipe - Tofu Smoothies

    Do you like tofu - made of soybean? Or even hate it? Do you know that consuming soy can reduce the risk of heart disease?

    Well, whether you like it or not, I bet that you’d enjoy this one…

    What to prepare:

    40 g silken tofu

    30 ml kiwi or strawberry syrup

    200 ml low fat milk

    30 gr low fat whipped cream

    ice cubes

    What to do:

    Mix all (except for the low fat whipped cream), blend ’til smooth

    Pour into the glass

    Add the low fat whipped cream

    Fat: 11.1 gr

    Calorie: 251

    Do you have your own health tips to share with others? Simply let us know by replying this email.


    THINGS TO DO TODAY

    To start the day, a glass of water mixed with lemon juice and honey will be a good idea to benefit your health.

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